New Kicks.

i've been meaning to get a of pairs of shoes for work and play. i had my mind set on getting a pair of Vans cause i used to wear them during my younger years and i remember enjoying them. it started out during my BMX phase when i wanted to really get in to california freestyle culture. so i started buying a lot of Airwalk and Vision Street Wear apparels from the shop where i would get my bike parts.

i bought three pairs of Airwalks there and all three lasted less than eight months cause the soles would wear out fast. then i switch to a pair of Vans just to try something different. a year later and a half later i was still wearing them. i was so surprised that the soles were still intact that when they finally decided to give-up i bought another pair. same thing; they lasted for a year later and a half.

the following pair of shoes that ultimately replaced my Vans were my Dr. Martens. ten years later i'm still wearing my Martens cause they wont give up. during those ten years i did buy a pair of Nike running sneakers, and a pair of Adidas court sneakers to play hand-ball. i used my Adidas to BMX in the beginning. i dug them out recently to get back into BMX'ing, but there's not a lot of grip on them anymore. every time i attempt a fork glide, or an infinity roll, my Adidas would slip off the tires. this is what happened when i attempted that double tail-whip. on the second revolution my foot slipped off the front tire which led to my tragedy.

so i embarked on a mission to buy a pair of black Vans with the only criteria that they wouldn't be too loud or busy in design. i visited several stores and was almost successful. ultimately i found what wanted, and for $40 it looked so good i bought a pair of brown ones too.


simple and sweet. can't wait to start kickin' it.

peace,
@riel